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Settings Editor tab in Device Configuration Utility: Radio > Protocol
10.4.73.10 RadioPwrMode
This setting governs the duty cycle that the radio will use for powering its receiver circuit. As such,
it governs the amortized current drain for the radio. This setting should be set the same for all
radios in the same network. Power Modes include:
Always On: The radio is always on and does not transmit a wakeup header.
.5 Second: The radio wakes every 0.5 seconds for a 100 msec interval to listen for RF activity. It will
transmit a 700 msec wakeup header with the first transmission following a period of RF inactivity.
1 Second: The radio wakes every 1 second for a 100 msec interval to listen for RF activity. It will
transmit a 1200 msec wakeup header with the first transmission following a period of RF
inactivity.
4 Second: The radio wakes every 4 seconds for a 100 msec interval to listen for RF activity. It will
transmit a 4200 msec wakeup header with the first transmission following a period of RF
inactivity.
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Where to find:
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Settings Editor tab in Device Configuration Utility: Radio > Power Mode
10.4.73.11 RadioRetries
Specifies the level to which the radio should retry to deliver an unacknowledged RF packet
transmission. When an RF packet fails to be acknowledged by the destination, the radio will
resend the packet again. A receiving radio responds to the sending radio with an ACK packet for
every radio packet that it receives that is addressed to it and has a valid CRC. Retry levels and
counts:
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None - 0
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Low - 2
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Medium - 4
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High - 6
Set Retry Level to None when the Protocol setting is set to Transparent for the purpose of
communicating with other RF407 series radios.
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